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When Dillin s Dad passed away after returning from Iraq, he and his family were devastated. That s when Legacy stepped in to o er practical help like education assistance, nancial hardship relief, health and ageing needs, and a lifetime of social and emotional support. To make sure we re here if your family needs us, please consider how you can help Legacy. • Volunteer for Legacy events • Become a Legatee • Be an advocate for Legacy among friends and family • Create a fundraising project for Legacy To donate, phone 1800 LEGACY (534 229) or visit www.legacy.com.au WE SALUTE YOU National Partners This advertisement proudly sponsored by DMO DMO MILITARY RESERVES exciting opportunities Australia wide! LEAD TWICE THE LIFE Exciting opportunities are available for Military Reservists in the following trades/ specialisations: » Project Managment » Logistics » Finance » Administration » Technical Trades » Engineering (mechanical & electrical) » Aircrew DEFENCE MATERIEL ORGANISATION | www.dmojobs.gov.au or call 1800 DMO JOBS (1800 366 562) 18 Personnel AIR FORCE May 14, 2009 IF YOU have a passion for leadership, then the Air Force Leadership Exchange (LX) is the forum for you. The LX is a professional develop- ment forum aimed at enhancing leader- ship effectiveness by giving participants the opportunity to openly share ideas and experiences with others of different ranks and occupations. Any rank and mustering/speciali- sation from CPL to junior SQNLDR (APS4-EL1) with some leadership expe- rience is eligible to apply. The applications are used to put together a forum containing a broad cross-section of ranks, jobs and experi- ence levels. This ensures you gain learn- ing from a diverse range of ideas and experience levels across Air Force. Each LX is limited to 25 participants, and uses a supportive environment and action-based learning to address key leadership areas such as self-awareness and self-development, assertiveness, team building and communication. Open-minded military and civil- ian Air Force members who can share and exchange ideas on leadership are encouraged to apply. Participants are expected to create and commit to clear, well-defined goals which focus on the continuous organisational and personal VOLUNTEERS are being sought to visit schools and various community groups for young people to tell them about Air Force life. It is part of a new community engage- ment program called "This is Your Air Force", which aims to raise the level of understanding and interest in the Service. The program has the strong support of CAF AIRMSHL Mark Binskin, who said it was not specifically designed to be a recruiting drive, but would no doubt have some influence on the future career decisions of those engaged. "The original list of volunteers has come from the Alumni Visits List held by Defence Force Recruiting," AIRMSHL Binskin said. "While this is a good starting point, I feel we need a broader mix of jobs/ careers/backgrounds in order to demon- strate the diverse nature of the Air Force and, as such, I encourage more of you to volunteer for this program. "The only caveat is that your supervi- sor approves of your participation as it will require you to be absent from the workplace occasionally." A visit coordinator has been appointed for each major region and will be respon- sible for managing the visits and volun- teers in their area. "It is not my intent that every single community group within a region has to be visited," AIRMSHL Binskin said. "The number of visits completed should be based on what can be reason- ably achieved without adversely impact- ing the effectiveness of their individual units." Showcasing Air Force DEMO: Volunteers are being called for to demonstrate the mix of careers in Air Force to young people as part of a new program. Photo: LAC Vasilis Solomou Who to contact If you would like to volunteer for this program, the visit coordinators are: Northern Territory: FLTLT Emma Brown, (02) 6265 5477; emma. brown1@defence.gov.au North Queensland (from Airlie Beach north): FLGOFF Lisa Power, (07) 4752 1702; lisa. power@defence.gov.au South Queensland (from Mackay south): WOFF Michelle Foley (07) 5461 2218; michelle. foley@defence.gov.au Western regional NSW (From Wagga to Dubbo and west to the border): FSGT Natilee Sargent, (02) 6937 4921; natilee. sargent@defence.gov.au Northern NSW (from Newcastle across to Dubbo and north): SQNLDR Anne Taylor (02) 4964 6734; anne.taylor@defence.gov. au and FLTLT Amanda Norris, (02) 4928 5488; amanda. norris@defence.gov.au Canberra (and south-east coast south of Wollongong): FLTLT Diane Jackson (02) 6266 2773; diane. jackson@defence.gov.au Sydney (and the east coast up to Newcastle and down to Wollongong): FSGT Vicki Lousick (02) 4587 3033; vicki. lusick@defence.gov.au South Australia: SQNLDR Jacqui Carswell, (08) 8393 2272; jacqui. carswell@defence.gov.au Western Australia: CPL Brooke Fitzpatrick (08) 9571 7266; brooke. fitzpatrick@defence.gov.au East Sale (and regional Victoria): FLGOFF Amanda Van de Paverd, (03) 5146 7303; amanda. vandepaverd@defence.gov.au Melbourne (and Tasmania): FLTLT Emma Brown, (02) 6265 5477; emma.brown1@defence.gov.au Dates for 2009 July 27-31 (nominations close June 22). August 24-28 (nominations close July 20). September 21-25 (nominations close August 24). October 19-23 (nominations close September 21). development of values-based leadership. Previous participants have developed increased self-awareness, identified a pre- ferred work style, improved their ability to appreciate and work with others' differenc- es, increased self-esteem and confidence in managing subordinates, improved assert- iveness and communication skills, and provided additional benefits to their units when LX experiences have been applied and shared with other members. Please note that travel, accommoda- tion and allowances for attendees are fully funded by the Adaptive Culture Program. Participants will be selected on the qual- ity of their LX nomination form which can be found at http://intranet.defence. gov.au/raafweb/sites/AFAC Looking for leaders